Contact Details
| Organization: | Historical Studies |
| Position: | Honorary (Fellow) |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | skype: darius.von.guettner |
| Work: | +61 3 99236406 |
| Fax: | +61 3 99236406 |
| Level: | 03 |
| Building: | John Medley Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Darius von Guettner completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne. He is the author of the forthcoming Poland and the Crusades in the Twelfth Century: The Idea of Holy War and its Reception in The Piast Monarchy. Darius contributed articles to “The Crusades. An Encyclopedia” (ed. Alan V. Murray), “Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle” (ed. Graeme Dunphy) and “The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages” (ed. Robert E. Bjork).
Darius research deals with aspects of religious warfare, crusading, military orders and identity in medieval cultural and religious history. He is currently writing a book provisionally entitled Prussia. A History of Ancient Civilisation (before 1300) and working on a first critical English edition of a key central European narrative sources, Master Vincentius’ Chronica Polonorum and Peter of Dusburg's Chronicle of the Prussian Land.
Recent and forthcoming publications:
Books
- Poland and the Crusades in the Twelfth Century: The Idea of Holy War and its Reception in The Piast Monarchy (forthcoming).
Articles and chapters in books
- "Holy War and Proto-Crusading: Justifying the Campaigns against Pomeranians and Prussians in the Twelfth Century," in A Storm Against the Infidel – Crusading in the Iberian Peninsula and the Baltic Region in the Central Middle Ages, eds. Torben K. Nielsen and Iben Fonnesberg-Schmidt. Turnhout: Brepols (forthcoming).
- “The Idea of Crusade and the Piasts during the First and Second Crusades,” in The Church in the Monarchies of the Premyslids and the Piasts, ed. Józef Dobosz. Poznan: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza (forthcoming).
- “Poland and the Second Crusade,” in The Second Crusade in Perspective, II: Eastern Europe and the March towards the Holy Land, eds. Jason T. Roche and Janus Møller Jensen. Turnhout: Brepols (forthcoming).
- “Recent Issues in the Polish Historiography of the Crusades,” in The Military Orders: On Land and by Sea, vol. 4, ed. Judi Upton-Ward, 13–21, Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008.
Reviews
- Review of Maria Starnawska, Miedzy Jerozolima a Lukowem. Zakony krzyzowe na ziemiach polskich w sredniowieczu [Between Jerusalem and Luków. Military Orders in Poland in the Middle Ages], Warsaw: DiG 2006, in The Crusades 7 (2008), 251-252.
- Review of Mikolaj Gladysz, Zapomniani krzyzowcy. Polska wobec ruchu krucjatowego w XII-XIII wieku [Forgotten Crusaders: Poland and the Crusading Movement in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries], Warsaw: DiG 2002, in The Crusades 7 (2008), 235-236.
- Review of Gesta principum Polonorum – The Deeds of the Princes of the Poles edited and translated by Paul W. Knoll and Frank Schaer, with a preface by Thomas Bisson. Central European Medieval Texts Series Volume III. Budapest-New York: Central European University Press, 2003, in Melbourne Historical Journal 32 (2004), 101-103.
Teaching areas
In addition to medieval history Darius teaches modern history subjects: Eighteenth Century France, Polish Partitions of 1172-1795, Revolutions (Russia, France, America, China) and Twentieth Century History at both a tertiary and senior secondary level.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval History | Piast Dynasty | Australia, Poland, Germany, Russian Federation, Lithuania |
| Idea of Crusade | Conversion, Mission, Christianity | Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland |
| Wendish Crusade | Conversion, Slavs, Christianity | Australia, Germany, Denmark, Poland, France |
| Crusade, Idea of Crusade, Conversion, Christianity, Baltic, Military Orders | Wends, Slavs, Prussia, Pomerania, Denmark | Australia, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania |
| Papacy, North Central Europe, Middle Ages | Roman Catholic Church Relations with North Central Europe | Australia, Poland, Holy See, Germany, Lithuania |
| Gallus Anonymus, Gall Anonim, Cronicae et gesta ducum sive principum Polonorum | Medieval narrative sources | Australia, Poland, Germany |
| Master Vincentius, Mistrz Wincenty Kadlubek, Chronica Polonorum | Medieval narrative sources | Australia, Poland, Germany |
| Peter of Dusburg, Petrus de Dusburg, Chronicon terrae Prussiae | Medieval narrative sources | Australia, Poland, Germany |
| Christianisation | Conversion, Church, Europe | Australia, Poland, Germany, Denmark |
| Military Orders | Knights Hospitaller, Knights Templar | Holy See |
Languages
Languages
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Speak, Read & Write |
| Russian | Read and Write |
| Polish | Read and Write |
| Italian | Read and Write |
| German | Read and Write |
| Latin | Read and Write |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. (Medieval History) | University of Melbourne |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Literary Theory (LITERATURE STUDIES) (420218)
- History: European (HISTORICAL STUDIES) (430108)
- History: Other (HISTORICAL STUDIES) (430111)
- Other History and Archaeology (OTHER HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY) (439999)
- Christian Theology (incl. Biblical Studies & Church History) (RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS) (440204)
- Religion and Religious Traditions not elsewhere classified (RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS) (440299)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Religion and society (RELIGION AND ETHICS) (750401)
- Religious structures and rituals (RELIGION AND ETHICS) (750402)
- Government and politics not elsewhere classified (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750699)
- Understanding international relations (eg diplomacy, peace) (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) (750701)
- Understanding the pasts of other societies (UNDERSTANDING PAST SOCIETIES) (750902)
- Languages and literature (COMMUNICATION) (751001)
- Languages and literacy (COMMUNICATION) (751002)
- Communication across languages and cultures (COMMUNICATION) (751005)
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.